Because of the huge changes in the situation, both the north and the south are preparing and holding on to a decisive battle in Shandong after next spring.

While the Ming Dynasty made large preparations, the Chinese army was not willing to be outdone.

After Liu Yuanqiao decided on such a thing, he immediately recalled Liu Bu, who was on the Huguang front line, to Nanjing to discuss the plan.

Liu Bu's affairs in Xiangyang were almost done. After receiving the military order, he immediately led an army back to Nanjing without hesitation.

When he returned to Nanjing, he also issued an order to draw an army of ten thousand people from Sichuan and go to Nanjing to stand by.

Although Sichuan has just been pacified, with Chongqing and Chengdu Prefecture successively, it is a matter of time to pacify this place. The best way is to summon more troops to clear local opposition forces at once, which can ensure their interests. However, they are preparing to fight a decisive battle in Shandong. This time it is a decisive battle between the two sides. The defeat will affect the future political situation. Liu Bu dared not neglect it, so he personally mobilized the country's adjustable troops to prepare to give Zhu Ming a fatal blow on the southeast coast.

The sudden rise of the Chinese army caused Zhu Ming to deal with a huge blow, which made the other party almost breathless. The Ming Dynasty's national policy now also hopes to stabilize the north first, and then move southward to eliminate them.

The Liu family did not show any weakness and did not make any concessions. Their national policy was that no matter how difficult it was, they had to grit their teeth and had to unify the world, without the confrontation between the north and the south.

In fact, some lobbyists have already gone to Liu Yuanqiao, the Chinese Army, to lobby. These people are mainly noble gentry from the Ming Dynasty in the past.

Liu Yuanqiao was also one of the top nobles of the Ming Dynasty. He was familiar with most of the gentry and powerful people in the Ming Dynasty. If both sides could speak, these people hoped that since they were all like this, they would just divide the world in a harmonious way.

Fighting for the world is always just a few ambitious people's great achievements. Almost all the gentry and people have only one wish, which is peace in the world. Only when the world is peaceful can everyone have a good life.

So there are many people who lobby them to put down their swords and let Ma Nanshan go.

But it was not Liu Yuanqiao, Liu Bu, nor were it like Emperor Chongzhen and others.

These people made great wishes, either to unify the world or die, and there was nothing to say about the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

Liu Bu took a boat, entered the Yangtze River from the Han River, and returned to Nanjing by water. When he set out from Xiangyang, he also received another great news. The great news was that Liu Zhongyong eventually sent a dead soldier to blow up a section of the wall of Wuchang City.

When the city wall collapsed, thousands of Chinese troops rushed in along the city wall and launched a fatal blow to the Ming army in the city. After besieging Wuchang for three months, they finally successfully captured the number one important town in Huguang, completely solved the threat from the upper reaches of Nanjing Yangtze River, and also meant the pacification of the entire northern part of Huguang. The next step would mean the advance to Hunan.

Because Wuchang Prefecture is the largest city in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and has the greatest threat to Nanjing, the Chinese army sent heavy troops to attack it.

However, the opponent's fighting will is also very strong, and he has always adhered to the tall city walls.

The Chinese army dispatched 60,000 troops and a powerful naval fleet to shell out the enemy. With water and land advancing together, it launched a large bombardment of the enemy. The attack was very strong, but it still did not easily capture this huge city. Instead, after three months of hard fighting, the city had no success in fighting for a long time, and there were no reinforcements, and the food was cut off. They were hungry, which gave them a chance to win.

The Wuchang Prefecture, which the Chinese army captured, killed the governor He Tengjiao, and even attacked the Chu Palace.

The vassal of the king of Chu has been here for several generations, but the king of Chu knew that he could not escape. Before he was captured, his family burned himself to death. When the Chinese army attacked this place, it was two days later. The entire majestic royal palace was burned into a white land, and all the people in the Chu palace died for their country, and none survived.

This result made Liu Zhongyong very upset. They knew that the King of Chu, who was granted vassal in Wuchang, had accumulated a lot of money for more than 200 years, especially the rare antiques, antique calligraphy and paintings collected by the King of Chu in all dynasties. If they were to be searched and presented to the court, he would show his face.

As the old commander of the Chinese Army, Liu Zongyong was in a proper manner. After the great efforts of the Chinese Army had become, he had no outstanding achievements.

However, Liu Kang, who has always been a normal person and has not shown any outstanding performance, actually showed his power and led more than 10,000 troops to attack Sichuan, seize Chongqing and Chengdu, and also brought huge amounts of treasures for the Chinese Empire, which made him a rising star. Even Liu Zhongyong was envious of such a record.

Of course, Liu Zhongyong's capture of Wuchang Prefecture was also a huge contribution. Since he captured Wuchang Prefecture, it means that the Chinese army can draw a large amount of troops from here to support other battlefields.

After the Chinese Army was preparing to hold a final battle with the Ming Army in Shandong, the Chinese Army decided to draw troops from various battlefields and support Shandong with all their strength. The troops in Shandong were not enough to compete with the 700,000 Ming Army.

They even believe that this may be a life-and-death battle. If the two sides win this battle, it will determine the issue of hegemony between the two sides in the future.

So they all ended the main battle on the southern battlefield, drew out all the troops they could draw, and prepared to head north.

Xiao Ning, who had been conducting strategies in Fujian, quickly took over Zhangzhou Prefecture, attacked Chaozhou and Guangdong after taking over Fujian. However, due to the great changes in the northern battlefield, he was also listed as one of the dispatchers. After receiving the order, Xiao Ning immediately led his elite troops to Shandong to support the battle.

This decision of the Chinese Empire led to the entry of major battles in the south.

In fact, this situation was not what the Liu family father and son wanted. The Liu family father and son had always thought about how to draw some troops. When Zhu Xieyuan's army retreated north and there was no heavy army group in the south that could compete with them, they pacified the entire south in one fell swoop, and they also killed the powerful and rebellious spirit of these places.

However, the plan cannot keep up with the changes. They cannot face the enemy's 700,000 troops besieged Shandong and remain indifferent. If something happens in Shandong, it means that the Ming army swept the world along the canal.

This is their plan today. After taking Shandong, they went south to Jianghuai and pushed them all the way over. With their huge heavy army group, they annihilated the entire Chinese Empire.

This is a final battle. Even if the Chinese army is unwilling to fight, the Ming army will force them to fight.

The senior leaders of the Ming army also realized that after Zhu Xieyuan's group retreated to the north, there would be no heavy army group in the entire south that could compete with them, which would allow the Chinese Empire to calmly pacify the south.

When the Chinese Empire calmly pacified Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places, it would draw out its main forces and compete with him for the world. At this time, they would be passive.

Now they launched a huge decisive battle, which can consume the enemy's vitality in the huge battle. Secondly, they have supported Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places. The Chinese army has no way to draw troops to sweep these places. This means that local regiments or powerful people have enough time to train their own troops and join the ranks of resistance against the Chinese army.

The Chinese army captured the most smooth area, which should be Jiangnan, because they ransacked this area, but other places did not encounter such damage, and many places were newly occupied.

The people and gentry in these places were beaten to a point where they could not reach the point. If they were prepared and woke up calmly, when the Chinese army was weak, they might rise up and deal with the enemy in large quantities.

Therefore, the senior leaders and emperors of the Ming army could not wait to organize these large-scale battles. Since they could not defeat the enemy in small-scale and regional battles, they simply formed a heavy army group and fought with the other side to the death.

Such a battle was actually what Liu Bu wanted to see. The two sides had a decisive battle, and one battle to calm the world is also the fastest way to seize the world and control the Ming Dynasty.

Liu Bu also believed that if he could defeat the three major groups of the Ming army in this battle, it would mean that the entire Ming Empire would never be able to draw a similar army to compete with them. The whole world would be their surname Liu.

So after Liu Bu heard that Wuchang Prefecture was captured, he immediately appointed a new Wuchang Prefecture to calm the hearts of the people.

Wuchang Prefecture resisted for so long and delayed the tens of thousands of Chinese army, which made them have many good plans that could not be implemented. This made Liu Zhongyong very angry. He said harshly at that time: "On the day of breaking Wuchang Prefecture, there will be no sword seal for three days! Those who participate in the fight against the Chinese army, regardless of the gentry or the people, will refuse to surrender."

To put it bluntly, it is necessary to massacre the city, and the Chinese army can say that it can be done. Since they are senior generals, they will definitely implement it afterwards when they speak harshly in public, otherwise they will not be convinced by these soldiers.

The outer city was captured, and the people of Wuchang were extremely frightened and frightened. A large number of people, braved the enemy's guns and bullets, began to flee outside the city to avoid the upcoming massacre.

This kind of worry is a bit unnecessary. These words are just what Liu Zhongyong said in his rage. He really dared not do this. The Chinese army is not a butcher or executioner. They cannot do anything to massacre the people for no reason.

Moreover, Liu Zhongyong is an old military leader. He has always been a tradition. He is responsible for his duties and will not do anything randomly.
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